Law School Rules

Chapter 1. Admissions

(1) Applications for admission to the
Law School shall be acted on by an Admissions Committee appointed
by the Dean. The Committee will select the persons best qualified
for the study of law and for the profession, taking into account
Law School Admission Test scores, grade point average, the educational
facilities of the school, and other relevant factors.

(2) The Admissions Committee shall not
accept any applicant with a predicted first-year average of
less than 77 (on 65-95 scale) or 2.0 (on 4.3 scale). This rule may not be waived by any committee of
the Faculty.

(3) Each October the Committee shall
submit to the Faculty a report which shows the LSAT scores and
grade point averages of those who were admitted and rejected
and the criteria applied by the Committee.

1.02 Prelegal Education. Generally graduation
from an approved college is a prerequisite to admission.

1.03 Law School Admission Test. All Applicants
are required to take the Law School Admissions Test administered by the Law
School Admissions Service, Newtown, PA.

1.04 Fall Admission Only. Beginning law
students will be admitted only in the fall semester.

1.05 Transfer Applications. Subject to
rule 1.08, applicants who are qualified to enter the Law School as candidates
for the J.D. degree and who have satisfactorily completed resident work in a
law school which is a member of the Association of American Law Schools or which
has been approved by the American Bar Association may be admitted to this law
school with advanced standing. The admissions criteria shall be determined by
the Admissions Committee in accordance with the general guidelines set forth
in 1.01 The Dean shall determine the extent of advanced standing on the basis
of properly authenticated transcripts and other appropriate criteria.

Cross Reference.
See also rule 9.01(3).

1.06 (Reserved)

1.07 Readmission after Dropping Out.

(1) A student who drops out without completing
the first semester of law school and subsequently wants to
re-enter must apply for admission as a beginning student unless
the Dean
has permitted a different arrangement at the time the student
drops out. Normally, such a different arrangement will be approved
only if the dropping out is caused by circumstances beyond
the
student's control.

(2) A student who completes the first
semester of the first-year program but fails to register for
the second semester or drops out before completing that semester
may re-enter as a matter of right, subject to the following
conditions:

(a) Regardless of first semester grade
point average, the student may re-enter in a subsequent second
semester subject only to the conditions stated in subsections
(4) and (5).

(b) If the first semester average is
below 77 (on 65-95 scale) or 2.0 (on 4.3 scale), the student may re-enter in a subsequent first semester
or summer session only with the permission of the Retentions
Committee and subject to such conditions with respect to course
load and course selection as the committee may impose and
subject to conditions stated in subsections (4) and (5).

(c) If the first semester average is
77 or above (on 65-95 scale) or 2.0 or above (on 4.3 scale), the student may re-enter in a subsequent first
semester or summer session only with permission of the Dean
and subject to such conditions with respect to course load
and course selection as the Dean may impose and subject to
conditions stated in subsections (4) and (5).

(3) A student who drops out after having
completed the first two semesters of law school may re-enter
in any subsequent term, subject only to the conditions stated
in subsections (4) and (5).

(4) A student who does not re-enter in
time to complete course work requirements within the time periods
specified in Rule 7.06 or whose grade point average renders
the student subject to retentions rules, may not re-enter without
the consent of the Retentions Committee.

(5) Every student who has registered
and subsequently decides to withdraw, whether in a regular
semester or summer session, must notify the Dean's office
of the intent to withdraw. Failure to do so will make re-entry
contingent
upon a satisfactory explanation of the failure to give notice.

(6) A student attending Law School on
a part-time basis is considered to have completed a semester
within the meaning of Rule 1.07 when the student has completed
the course work for which the student is registered for that
semester. Rule 3.02 controls to the extent that it is inconsistent
with any provision of Rule 1.07.

1.08 Persons Excluded From Admission. A
person who has received a first degree in law from a law school which is accredited
by the American Bar Association is not eligible for admission to this law school
as a candidate for the J.D. degree.